A/HRC/34/54/Add.3 “The non-refoulement prohibition is codified in article 3 of the Convention, which is not geographically limited on its face” (A/70/303, para 38). 26. The Special Rapporteur concludes that the State’s participation in these practices violates its positive obligations under the CAT, and strongly urges the government to explicitly reject the Joint Statement and to refrain from any activities supporting it. The Special Rapporteur further offers the services of his good offices to review multi-lateral policies or agreements for compliance with the prohibition of torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment. Bahrain JUA 11/20/2015 Case No. BHR 7/2015 State Reply: 23/02/2016 Allegations of the imminent execution of Mr. Mohammed Ramadan and Mr. Husain Ali Moosa following trials that did not meet international standards of fair trial and due process. 27. The Special Rapporteur thanks the Government of Bahrain for its reply, dated 23/02/16, to the present communication. 28. The Rapporteur takes note of the information provided by the Government of the Al-Dair and the legal guarantees accorded to persons sentenced to death. 29. The Special Rapporteur however finds that the Government, in its reply, does not sufficiently address the concerns, legal obligations, and questions raised in the initial communication, which prompts him to conclude that the Government fails fully and expeditiously to cooperate with the mandate issued by the Human Rights Council in its resolution 25/13, as well as to comply with its obligation, under international customary law, to investigate, prosecute and punish all acts of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, as codified, inter alia, in the Convention against Torture (CAT). 30. In the absence of information to the contrary, the Special Rapporteur concludes that there is substance in the allegations presented in the initial communication, reiterated above, and thus, that the Government of Bahrain, by failing to protect the physical and psychological integrity of Mr. Ramadan and Mr. Moosa, exclude evidence obtained under torture or ill-treatment, and take steps to prevent their execution, has acted in discordance with article 15 of the CAT, and violated their right to be free from torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment as provided by articles 2, 12, and 16 or the CAT. The Special Rapporteur urges the State of Bahrain to refrain from executing these two persons. JUA 14/12/2015 Case No. BHR 10/2015 State Reply: 18/01/2016 Allegations concerning arbitrary detention, solitary confinement, and torture of individuals for the exercise of their rights to freedom of opinion and expression. 31. The Special Rapporteur thanks the State of Bahrain for its reply, dated 18 December 2016, to present communication. 32. The Special Rapporteur takes note of the information provided by the Government regarding the investigations and charges brought against individuals for posts on social media. The Special Rapporteur regrets that the Government has failed to inform him about the use of solitary confinement, torture to extract confessions, and inadequate detention conditions, prompting him to infer that the Government has failed to fully and 10